Chapter 01: Fractions
Killian: Gray Morris’s Calculate with Confidence, 2nd Canadian Edition

COMPLETION

	1.	Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
54/81 = _____

ANS:	2/3

	2.	Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
105/135 = _____

ANS:	7/9

	3.	Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
39/65 = _____

ANS:	3/5

	4.	Change the following improper fraction to a whole or mixed number. If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
325/16 = _______

ANS:	

	5.	Change the following improper fraction to a whole or mixed number. If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
1,500/100 = _____

ANS:	15

	6.	Change the following improper fraction to a whole or mixed number. If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
193/62 = _______

ANS:	

	7.	Change the following mixed number to an improper fraction.
 = _______

ANS:	97/8

	8.	Change the following mixed number to an improper fraction.
 = _____

ANS:	89/3

	9.	Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
1/12 + 6/12 + 5/12 = ____

ANS:	1

	10.	Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
3/8 – 1/3 = _____

ANS:	1/24

	11.	Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
4/5 ´ 5/16 = _____

ANS:	1/4

	12.	Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
1/12 ´ 1/15 = ______

ANS:	1/180

	13.	Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
3/5 ÷ 5 = ______

ANS:	3/25

	14.	Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to its lowest terms.
1/100 ÷ 1/200 = _____

ANS:	2

	15.	Indicate which fraction is the largest.
1/100, 1/150, 1/200: ________

ANS:	1/100

	16.	Arrange the following fractions from smallest to largest. After each fraction place a comma followed by a space.
1/6, 1/5, 1/8, 1/4, 1/3: ____________________________

ANS:	1/8, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3

	17.	Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms.
1/5 + 1/2 + 1/4 = ______

ANS:	19/20

	18.	Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
 –  = ________

ANS:	

	19.	Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
 ´ 15/3 = ________

ANS:	

	20.	Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
56 ÷ 9/20 = _________

ANS:	

	21.	Indicate the largest number in the following set.
5/6, 5/8: ______

ANS:	5/6

	22.	Indicate the largest number in the following set.
1/30, 1/4, 1/150: _____

ANS:	1/4

	23.	Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
34/102 = _____

ANS:	1/3

	24.	Reduce the following fraction to its lowest terms.
60/1200 = _____

ANS:	1/20

	25.	Express the following improper fraction as a mixed number. Reduce it to its lowest terms. With a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
24/18 = ______

ANS:	

	26.	Express the following improper fraction as a mixed number. Reduce it to its lowest terms. With a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
15/13 = ______

ANS:	

	27.	Change the following mixed number to an improper fraction.
 = _____

ANS:	82/9

	28.	Change the following mixed number to an improper fraction.
 = _____

ANS:	67/10

	29.	Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
 +  = ______

ANS:	

	30.	Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
 +  = _____

ANS:	

	31.	Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
  = _______

ANS:	

	32.	Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce each to its lowest terms. If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
 = _____

ANS:	

	33.	Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms.
15/21 – 10/21 = _____

ANS:	5/21

	34.	Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms.
8/16 – 1/4 = _____

ANS:	1/4

	35.	Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms. If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
14 – 5/9 = _____

ANS:	

	36.	Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms. If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
 = _____

ANS:	

	37.	Perform the indicated operation with fractions. Reduce the result to its lowest terms. If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction.
 = ______

ANS:	

	38.	A patient received  pills at breakfast and  pills at lunch. How many pills has the patient received? If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction. _____ pills

ANS:	

	39.	A patient who weighed  kilograms (kg) lost  kg due to illness. How many kilograms does the patient now weigh? If the answer is a mixed number, put a space between the whole number and the fraction. ____ kg

ANS:	

	40.	A patient drank 1/2 of a 1-litre can of seltzer water. How many millilitres (mL) of seltzer water did the patient drink? ______ mL

ANS:	500

	41.	A patient is supposed to drink a 300-millilitre (mL) bottle of magnesium citrate before an X-ray study. The patient was able to drink 120 mL. How much of the magnesium citrate remains? Express the answer as a fraction reduced to its lowest terms. ______ mL

ANS:	2/5

	42.	The nurse is instructed to give a patient 2/3 of a 240-millilitre (mL) cup of solution. How many mL should the nurse administer? _____ mL

ANS:	160